Where does “cebola” come from?

cebola (Occitan) comes from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

Ancestry of “cebola”, step by step

cebola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin cepulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
2Latincēpaonion

via Latin caepulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaepulla—
Every word from Latin cēpa →Every word from Late Latin cepulla →